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Mixed model estimation methods were used to fit individual-tree basal area growth models to tree and stand … heterogeneous errors, the effects of which could be corrected by using a variance function in the estimation process. The revised …
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best choice. Restricted selection affords estimation of attribute totals for a population when the population size - - for … example, the area of an areal continuum - - is unknown. Ratio estimation, however, is most likely a more precise option when …
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In this paper, we explore empirically whether the USDA Forest Service's litigation success rate in each Forest Service region helps explain the persistent regional effects noted by Laband et al. (Laband, D.N., González-Cabán, A., and Hussain, A. (2006). “Factors That Influence...
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A stochastic optimization model was developed to determine optimal testing strategies, costs, and risks for dual marketing of genetically modified (GM) and non-GM wheat in an export supply chain. The optimal testing strategy is derived that minimizes disutility of additional system costs due to...
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For most irrigation systems, the most practical method for determining the global distribution uniformity (i.e., that experienced by the entire crop) is to measure the uniformity resulting from several components and combine them statistically. In this paper, procedures and equations are...
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technique known as the graphical estimation (GE) method for estimating FWD QMDs for major forest types across the United States …. Results indicate that the GE method, along with adaptations proposed in this study, allows for rapid estimation of FWD QMDs …
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Information on current forest condition is essential to assess and characterize resources and to support resource management and policy decisions. The 1998 Farm Bill mandates the US Forest Service to conduct annual inventories to provide annual updates of each state's forest. In annual...
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Information on current forest condition is essential to assess and characterize resources and to support resource management and policy decisions. The 1998 Farm Bill mandates the US Forest Service to conduct annual inventories to provide annual updates of each state's forest. In annual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429485
Models to predict dbh from stump dimensions are presented for 18 species groups. Data used to fit the models were collected across thirteen states in the northeastern United States. Primarily because of the presence of multiple measurements from each tree, a mixed-effects modeling approach was...
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totals. Their efficiency in small-area estimation problems can be poor. In this study, we propose a modified balanced … repeated replication estimator of variance (BRR) of a kNN total that performs well in small-area estimation problems and under …
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